Common use of BREAVEMENT LEAVE Clause in Contracts

BREAVEMENT LEAVE. When a death occurs to a mother/father, spouse (including common-law and same sex), brother, sister, son and daughter ) employees upon request will be excused for the five (5) normally scheduled working days excluding Saturdays, Sundays, vacations and holidays, surrounding the date of the funeral, provided they attend the actual funeral. The employee may be requested to submit documentation confirming the death. When a death occurs in an employee's immediate family (parent of a current spouse, step-brother, step-sister, step-parent, step-parent of a current spouse, step-child, grandchild, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandparents, grandparents of a current spouse, also brother-in-law, sister-in-law of a current spouse) employees upon request will be excused for the three (3) normally scheduled working days excluding Saturdays, Sundays, vacations and holidays, surrounding the date of the funeral, provided they attend the actual funeral. The employee may be requested to submit documentation confirming the death. An employee will be granted one (1) day compassionate leave of absence with pay in the event they are unable to attend the actual funeral because of travel. Such leave of absence shall be for immediate family (spouse, including common-law, parents, child, brother, sister, grandparents, and grandchild). An employee excused from work under this clause shall, after making written application receive the amount of wages (including shift premium) they would have earned by working during straight time hours on such scheduled days of work for which they were excused.